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chettinad Kuzhi paniyaram
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Chettinad Kuzhi paniyaram

Fluffy savory kuzhi paniyaram recipe
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Snack, tiffin,
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 18 paniyarams for 2 cups batter
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Raw rice
  • 1 cup Idli rice
  • ½ cup Urad dal
  • 1 tsp Venthayam | methi seeds
  • Salt as needed
  • ½ tbsp Oil + as needed to make the paniyarams
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Chana dal
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • 2 Green chili
  • Curry leaves few
  • 2 Onion

Instructions

  • Wash and Soak 1 cup raw rice, 1 cup idli rice,½ cup whole urad dal and 1 tsp fenugreek seeds for 4 hours.
  • Drain the water and grind into a smooth fluffy batter.
  • You can use mixie if grinding in small quantity but grinder is good for best results.
  • Add salt to the batter and Mix well.
  • Let this ferment for 5-6 hrs or overnight.
  • Coarsely pulse 2 chili and curry leaves.
  • In a pan add ½ tblsp sesame oil, ½ tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp chana dal and 1 tsp urad dal.
  • Once the mustard splutters add 2 finely chopped onions to this.
  • Add little salt. Cook till the onions become translucent.
  • Take 2 cups fermented batter in a bowl.
  • Add the chilli paste and the cooked onions.
  • Mix well.
  • Heat paniyaram pan and drop little oil in all holes.
  • Pour batter in all holes.
  • Cover and cook the paniyarams.
  • Once done, flip it.
  • Cover and cook for a minute
  • Take out from the pan.
  • Fluffy paniyarams ready.
  • Repeat this for the rest of the batter.

Video

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Chettinad Kuzhi paniyaram recipe - Kara kuzhi paniyaram

Notes

1. You can add grated carrots or frozen corn to the kuzhipaniyarams.
2. You can make crispy dosa using this chettinad kuzhipaniyaram batter.